Composers Discuss Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

In this video game music reaction, we analyze the legendary Castlevania: Symphony of the Night OST from a composer's perspective. Having both played the game, we break down how the iconic SOTN soundtrack—composed by Michiru Yamane—fuses gothic rock, classical baroque, and jazz. We dive straight into the music theory and orchestration to evaluate how this timeless Castlevania: Symphony of the Night soundtrack holds up today. CHAPTERS: --------------------------------------------------- 1:33 - PRAYER 3:34 - PROLOGUE 5:32 - DANCE OF ILLUSIONS 7:19 - MOONLIGHT NOCTURNE 10:05 - DRACULA'S CASTLE 12:12 - DANCE OF GOLD 14:53 - MARBLE GALLERY 17:57 - TOWER OF MIST 21:27 - WANDERING GHOSTS 25:50 - WOOD CARVING PARTITA 29:40 - REQUIEM FOR THE GODS 32:14 - CRYSTAL TEARDROP 35:08 - ABANDONED PIT 38:58 - RAINBOW CEMETERY 42:01 - DANCE OF PALES 45:09 - THE TRAGIC PRINCE 49:27 - HEAVENLY DOORWAY 51:40 - FESTIVAL OF SERVANTS 54:27 - DEATH BALLAD 56:19 - CURSE ZONE 58:04 - LOST PAINTING 1:00:34 - FINALE TOCCATA 1:05:55 - BLACK BANQUET 1:09:37 - I AM THE WIND Fair Use Disclaimer: This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available for purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. FOLLOW US ---------------------------------------------------   / paprwingsmusic     / profile.php     / paprwingsmusic   http://www.paprwings.com #castlevaniasymphonyofthenight #castlevaniasotn #castlevania